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Winner — 2005 (Oct)

NITYANAND ROY
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 43.8%RJD 29.8%6 others 26.4%
Votes
47,760
43.8% share
Winning margin
15,258
14.0% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
47.1%
of 2,31,700

A clear win with a 14.0% margin.

Seat history

3 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.08 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NITYANAND ROY
NDA (NDA)
47,76043.8%
2
RAJENDRA RAY
32,50229.8%
3
MANOJ SHUKLA
19,08117.5%
4
AVATAR
BSP
2,7502.5%
5
SURESH PRASAD YADAV
IND
2,3902.2%
6
SURENDRA PRASAD SINGH
CPI(ML)(L)
1,8951.7%
7
JAGANNATH PRASAD YADAV
1,3621.2%
8
VINOD RAY
IND
1,3251.2%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

High turnout (23rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
14.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.6% · min 1.6% · max 46.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
23rd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.35
fewer partiesmore parties
202nd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
102nd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.35EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 43.8%RJD 29.8%LJP 17.5%OTH 8.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/8

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.08 Cr

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,29,076
Density
919 / km²
Sex ratio
930 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,425 km²
SC population15.9%
ST population0.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.2%Muslim 18.4%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.3%
Electricity11.6%
Sanitation10.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.4%
Children fully vaccinated73.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.3%
Children underweight (under 5)45.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.7%
Women literate42.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.9%
Clean cooking fuel15.0%
Health insurance14.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Lac Bangles🏺Makhana (Foxnut)

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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